Standardization and Chemical Characterization of Intravenous Therapy in Adult Patients: A Step Further in Medication Safety

202075 citationsJournal Articlegold Open Access

Authors

Silvia Manrique‐Rodríguez · Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón

Irene Heras-Hidalgo · Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón

María Sagrario Pernía-López · Sociedad Española de Farmacología Clínica

Ana Herranz‐Alonso · Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón

M. Camino del Río Pisabarro · Biogipuzkoa Health Research Institute

M. Belén Suárez-Mier · Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias

Abstract

Increasing safety of intravenous therapy should be a priority in the healthcare settings. Knowing the characteristics of drugs to assess the risk involved in their administration related to their physicochemical nature may be useful to guide decision making regarding the most appropriate vascular access and devices.

Topics & Keywords

Central Venous Catheters and Hemodialysis Patient Safety and Medication Errors Pharmaceutical studies and practices

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Drugs in R&D

Volume 21, Issue 1, pp. 39-64

DOI: 10.1007/s40268-020-00329-w

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